Gas prices are lower this Thanksgiving than last year, according to data from the advocacy group AAA.
The average price of regular gas in Connecticut is $3.40 per gallon this week, which is 31 cents less than last year. The national average is $3.28, which is 36 cents less than last year.
Connecticut’s average gas price is 29 cents lower than it was last year at the time.
In Hartford, the average gas price is $3.30, Average prices are higher in lower Fairfield County ($3.50), New Haven-Meriden ($3.42) and Bridgeport ($3.54), with lower prices in New London-Norwich and Windham, which both have average prices of $3.39.
Connecticut has the 15th-highest average gas prices in the United States, according to AAA. On Wednesday, gas was the most expensive in California, with an average price of $4.96, and the lowest in Texas ($2.77).
Lower gas demand, along with declining oil prices, has pushed pump prices down, according to AAA.
“Drivers this Thanksgiving can expect cheaper gas prices,” said Andrew Gross, AAA spokesperson. “Ten states now have sub $3 a gallon averages, and more will join soon.”
AAA Northern New England released its annual Thanksgiving forecast this week, which projects 2.5 million people in New England will travel for the holiday, which would be a new Thanksgiving record and mark a 2.6% increase over last year.
